Your Hit Parade was an American radio and television music program that was broadcast from 1935 to 1953 on radio, and seen from 1950 to 1959 on television. In 1935, they began publishing the earliest weekly music chart, preceding the Billboard singles chart, which was updated weekly by the Billboard magazine beginning on July 27, 1940.
The Your Hit Parade chart was established in April 1935, which operated under a proprietary formula to determine the popularity of a song based on five factors, including 1) record sales (divided between a) retail and b) wholesale), 2) sheet-music copies of the song (both retail and wholesale), 3) number of radio plays, a category that is sub-divided between a) plays on the three national networks and b) plays on local stations, 4) plays on jukeboxes, and 5) numbers of requests to orchestra leaders to play a particular song.[1] As such, though the musicians who popularized each song are credited with having done so, this is not exactly the same as them having made a hit record.
| Your Hit Parade | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Date(s) | Song | Artist(s) | Record label | Ref |
| 001 | April 20, 1935 | "Soon" | Bing Crosby with Georgie Stoll and His Orchestra | Decca | [2] [3] |
| 002 | April 27, 1935 | "Lovely to Look At" | Eddy Duchin and His Orchestra | Victor | |
| 003 | May 4, 1935 | "Lullaby of Broadway" | [4] | ||
| May 11, 1935 | |||||
| 004 | May 18, 1935 | "What's the Reason (I'm Not Pleasin' You)" | Decca | [5] | |
| May 25, 1935 | |||||
| 005 | June 1, 1935 | "Life Is a Song" | Columbia | [6] | |
| June 8, 1935 | |||||
| 006 | June 15, 1935 | "In a Little Gypsy Tea Room" | Decca | ||
| 007 | June 22, 1935 | "Chasing Shadows" | |||
| June 29, 1935 | |||||
| July 6, 1935 | |||||
| re | July 13, 1935 | "In a Little Gypsy Tea Room" | |||
| re | July 20, 1935 | "Chasing Shadows" | |||
| 008 | July 27, 1935 | "In the Middle of a Kiss" | Brunswick | [7] | |
| re | August 3, 1935 | "Chasing Shadows" | Decca | ||
| 009 | August 10, 1935 | "Paris in the Spring" | Victor | [8] | |
| 010 | August 17, 1935 | "And Then Some" | Brunswick | [9] | |
| 011 | August 24, 1935 | "East of the Sun (and West of the Moon)" | Tom Coakley | Victor | [10] |
| 012 | August 31, 1935 | "You're All I Need" | |||
| re | September 7, 1935 | "East of the Sun (and West of the Moon)" | Tom Coakley | ||
| September 14, 1935 | |||||
| 013 | September 21, 1935 | "I'm in the Mood for Love" | Columbia | ||
| 014 | September 28, 1935 | "Cheek to Cheek" | Brunswick | ||
| October 5, 1935 | |||||
| October 12, 1935 | |||||
| October 19, 1935 | |||||
| October 26, 1935 | |||||
| 015 | November 2, 1935 | "You Are My Lucky Star" | Victor | [11] | |
| November 9, 1935 | |||||
| November 16, 1935 | |||||
| 016 | November 23, 1935 | "Red Sails in the Sunset" | Decca | [12] | |
| November 30, 1935 | |||||
| December 7, 1935 | |||||
| December 14, 1935 | |||||
| 017 | December 21, 1935 | "On Treasure Island" | |||
| 018 | December 28, 1935 | "A Little Bit Independent" | Victor | ||
| January 4, 1936 | |||||
| 019 | January 11, 1936 | "The Music Goes Round and Round" | Victor | ||
| January 18, 1936 | |||||
| January 25, 1936 | |||||
| 020 | February 1, 1936 | "Moon Over Miami" | |||
| 021 | February 8, 1936 | "Alone" | [13] | ||
| February 15, 1936 | |||||
| February 22, 1936 | |||||
| February 29, 1936 | |||||
| 022 | March 7, 1936 | "Lights Out" | [14] | ||
| re | March 14, 1936 | "Alone" | |||
| re | March 21, 1936 | "Lights Out" | |||
| 023 | March 28, 1936 | "Goody Goody" | |||
| April 4, 1936 | |||||
| April 11, 1936 | |||||
| April 18, 1936 | |||||
| 024 | April 25, 1936 | "Lost" | |||
| May 2, 1936 | |||||
| May 9, 1936 | |||||
| 025 | May 16, 1936 | "Melody from the Sky" | Decca | ||
| 026 | May 23, 1936 | "You" | Victor | [15] | |
| re | May 30, 1936 | "Lost" | Victor | ||
| 027 | June 6, 1936 | "Is It True What They Say About Dixie?" | Decca | ||
| June 13, 1936 | |||||
| June 20, 1936 | |||||
| June 27, 1936 | |||||
| 028 | July 4, 1936 | "The Glory of Love" | Victor | [16] | |
| re | July 11, 1936 | "Is It True What They Say About Dixie?" | Decca | ||
| 029 | July 18, 1936 | "Take My Heart" | Victor | [17] | |
| July 25, 1936 | |||||
| 030 | August 1, 1936 | "These Foolish Things (Remind Me of You)" | [18] | ||
| August 8, 1936 | |||||
| 031 | August 15, 1936 | "When I'm With You" | Brunswick | ||
| August 22, 1936 | |||||
| 032 | August 29, 1936 | "Did I Remember" | Bluebird | ||
| September 5, 1936 | |||||
| September 12, 1936 | |||||
| September 19, 1936 | |||||
| September 26, 1936 | |||||
| October 3, 1936 | |||||
| 033 | October 10, 1936 | "When Did You Leave Heaven" | Victor | ||
| October 17, 1936 | |||||
| 034 | October 24, 1936 | "The Way You Look Tonight" | Brunswick | [19] | |
| October 31, 1936 | |||||
| November 7, 1936 | |||||
| November 14, 1936 | |||||
| November 21, 1936 | |||||
| November 28, 1936 | |||||
| 035 | December 5, 1936 | "I'll Sing You a Thousand Love Songs" | Victor | ||
| 036 | December 12, 1936 | "In the Chapel in the Moonlight" | Bluebird | [20] | |
| 037 | December 19, 1936 | "Pennies from Heaven" | Decca | ||
| re | December 26, 1936 | "In the Chapel in the Moonlight" | Bluebird | ||
| January 2, 1937 | |||||
| re | January 9, 1937 | "Pennies from Heaven" | Decca | ||
| 038 | January 16, 1937 | "It's De-Lovely" | Victor | ||
| re | January 23, 1937 | "Pennies from Heaven" | Decca | ||
| January 30, 1937 | |||||
| 039 | February 6, 1937 | "Goodnight My Love" | Victor | [21] | |
| February 13, 1937 | |||||
| 040 | February 20, 1937 | "With Plenty of Money and You" | Decca | ||
| re | February 27, 1937 | "Goodnight My Love" | Victor | ||
| March 6, 1937 | |||||
| 041 | March 13, 1937 | "When My Dream Boat Comes Home" | [22] | ||
| 042 | March 20, 1937 | "This Year's Kisses" | |||
| March 27, 1937 | |||||
| 043 | April 3, 1937 | "Boo-Hoo" | |||
| April 10, 1937 | |||||
| April 17, 1937 | |||||
| April 24, 1937 | |||||
| May 1, 1937 | |||||
| May 8, 1937 | |||||
| 044 | May 15, 1937 | "September in the Rain" | |||
| 045 | May 22, 1937 | "Carelessly" | Brunswick | [23] | |
| May 29, 1937 | |||||
| re | June 5, 1937 | "September in the Rain" | Victor | ||
| June 12, 1937 | |||||
| June 19, 1937 | |||||
| June 26, 1937 | |||||
| 046 | July 3, 1937 | "It Looks Like Rain in Cherry Blossom Lane" | [24] | ||
| July 10, 1937 | |||||
| July 17, 1937 | |||||
| July 24, 1937 | |||||
| July 31, 1937 | |||||
| 047 | August 7, 1937 | "A Sailboat in the Moonlight" | [25] | ||
| re | August 14, 1937 | "It Looks Like Rain in Cherry Blossom Lane" | |||
| re | August 21, 1937 | "A Sailboat in the Moonlight" | |||
| August 28, 1937 | |||||
| 048 | September 4, 1937 | "Whispers in the Dark" | Decca | [26] | |
| 049 | September 11, 1937 | "So Rare" | Victor | ||
| re | September 18, 1937 | "Whispers in the Dark" | Decca | ||
| September 25, 1937 | |||||
| October 2, 1937 | |||||
| 050 | October 9, 1937 | "That Old Feeling" | Bluebird | [27] | |
| October 16, 1937 | |||||
| October 23, 1937 | |||||
| October 30, 1937 | |||||
| 051 | November 6, 1937 | "Remember Me?" | Decca | [28] | |
| 052 | November 13, 1937 | "You Can't Stop Me From Dreaming" | Brunswick | ||
| 053 | November 20, 1937 | "Vieni, Vieni" | Bluebird | [29] | |
| 054 | November 27, 1937 | "Once in a While" | Victor | ||
| December 4, 1937 | |||||
| December 11, 1937 | |||||
| December 18, 1937 | |||||
| December 25, 1937 | |||||
| January 1, 1938 | |||||
| January 8, 1938 | |||||
| 055 | January 15, 1938 | "Rosalie" | Vocalion | [30] | |
| 056 | January 22, 1938 | "Bei Mir Bist Du Schön" | Decca | [31] | |
| 057 | January 29, 1938 | "You're a Sweetheart" | Vocalion | [32] | |
| re | February 5, 1938 | "Rosalie" | |||
| re | February 12, 1938 | "Bei Mir Bist Du Schön" | Decca | ||
| re | February 19, 1938 | "You're a Sweetheart" | Dolly Dawn | Vocalion | [33] |
| 058 | February 26, 1938 | "I Double Dare You" | Brunswick | ||
| 059 | March 5, 1938 | "Thanks for the Memory" | Bluebird | ||
| March 12, 1938 | |||||
| March 19, 1938 | |||||
| 060 | March 26, 1938 | "Ti-Pi-Tin" | Brunswick | ||
| April 2, 1938 | |||||
| April 9, 1938 | |||||
| April 16, 1938 | |||||
| April 23, 1938 | |||||
| April 30, 1938 | |||||
| 061 | May 7, 1938 | "Please Be Kind" | |||
| 062 | May 14, 1938 | "Love Walked In" | Vocalion | ||
| May 21, 1938 | |||||
| May 28, 1938 | |||||
| June 4, 1938 | |||||
| 063 | June 11, 1938 | "Cry, Baby, Cry" | Victor | ||
| 064 | June 18, 1938 | "Says My Heart" | Brunswick | [34] | |
| June 25, 1938 | |||||
| July 2, 1938 | |||||
| July 9, 1938 | |||||
| 065 | July 16, 1938 | "Music, Maestro, Please" | Victor | ||
| July 23, 1938 | |||||
| 066 | July 30, 1938 | "I Let a Song Go Out of My Heart" | Duke Ellington | Brunswick | [35] |
| re | August 6, 1938 | "Music, Maestro, Please" | Victor | ||
| August 13, 1938 | |||||
| 067 | August 20, 1938 | "A-Tisket, A-Tasket" | Decca | ||
| August 27, 1938 | |||||
| September 3, 1938 | |||||
| September 10, 1938 | |||||
| September 17, 1938 | |||||
| September 24, 1938 | |||||
| 068 | October 1, 1938 | "I've Got a Pocketful of Dreams" | |||
| October 8, 1938 | |||||
| 069 | October 15, 1938 | "Change Partners" | Brunswick | ||
| re | October 22, 1938 | "I've Got a Pocketful of Dreams" | Decca | ||
| October 29, 1938 | |||||
| re | November 5, 1938 | "Change Partners" | Fred Astaire | Brunswick | |
| 070 | November 12, 1938 | "My Reverie" | Victor | [36] | |
| November 19, 1938 | |||||
| November 26, 1938 | |||||
| December 3, 1938 | |||||
| December 10, 1938 | |||||
| December 17, 1938 | |||||
| December 24, 1938 | |||||
| 071 | December 31, 1938 | "You Must Have Been a Beautiful Baby" | Decca | [37] [38] | |
| re | January 7, 1939 | "My Reverie" | Victor | ||
| re | January 14, 1939 | "You Must Have Been a Beautiful Baby" | Decca | ||
| 072 | January 21, 1939 | "Jeepers Creepers" | Vocalion | ||
| re | January 28, 1939 | "You Must Have Been a Beautiful Baby" | Decca | ||
| re | February 4, 1939 | "Jeepers Creepers" | Vocalion | ||
| February 11, 1939 | |||||
| February 18, 1939 | |||||
| February 25, 1939 | |||||
| 073 | March 4, 1939 | "Deep Purple" | Victor | ||
| March 11, 1939 | |||||
| March 18, 1939 | |||||
| March 25, 1939 | |||||
| April 1, 1939 | |||||
| April 8, 1939 | |||||
| April 15, 1939 | |||||
| 074 | April 22, 1939 | "Heaven Can Wait" | Decca | ||
| April 29, 1939 | |||||
| 075 | May 6, 1939 | "Our Love" | Victor | ||
| May 13, 1939 | |||||
| 076 | May 20, 1939 | "And the Angels Sing" | |||
| May 27, 1939 | |||||
| June 3, 1939 | |||||
| June 10, 1939 | |||||
| 077 | June 17, 1939 | "Wishing (Will Make It So)" | Bluebird | [39] | |
| June 24, 1939 | |||||
| July 1, 1939 | |||||
| July 8, 1939 | |||||
| 078 | July 15, 1939 | "Stairway to the Stars" | |||
| July 22, 1939 | |||||
| July 29, 1939 | |||||
| August 5, 1939 | |||||
| 079 | August 12, 1939 | "Moon Love" | |||
| August 19, 1939 | |||||
| August 26, 1939 | |||||
| September 2, 1939 | |||||
| 080 | September 9, 1939 | "Over the Rainbow" | |||
| September 16, 1939 | |||||
| September 23, 1939 | |||||
| September 30, 1939 | |||||
| October 7, 1939 | |||||
| October 14, 1939 | |||||
| 081 | October 21, 1939 | "Day In, Day Out" | Decca | ||
| re | October 28, 1939 | "Over the Rainbow" | Bluebird | ||
| 082 | November 4, 1939 | "Blue Orchids" | |||
| 083 | November 11, 1939 | "South of the Border (Down Mexico Way)" | |||
| November 18, 1939 | |||||
| November 25, 1939 | |||||
| 084 | December 2, 1939 | "Scatter-Brain" | Frankie Masters | Vocalion | |
| re | December 9, 1939 | "South of the Border (Down Mexico Way)" | Bluebird | ||
| re | December 16, 1939 | "Scatter-Brain" | Vocalion | ||
| re | December 23, 1939 | "South of the Border (Down Mexico Way)" | Bluebird | ||
| re | December 30, 1939 | "Scatter-Brain" | Vocalion | ||
| January 6, 1940 | |||||
| January 13, 1940 | |||||
| January 20, 1940 | |||||
| 085 | January 27, 1940 | "All the Things You Are" | Victor | ||
| 086 | February 3, 1940 | "Careless" | Bluebird | ||
| re | February 10, 1940 | "All the Things You Are" | Victor | ||
| re | February 17, 1940 | "Careless" | Bluebird | ||
| 087 | February 24, 1940 | "Indian Summer" | Victor | ||
| re | March 2, 1940 | "Careless" | Bluebird | ||
| March 9, 1940 | |||||
| 088 | March 16, 1940 | "Darn That Dream" | Columbia | ||
| re | March 23, 1940 | "Careless" | Bluebird | ||
| 089 | March 30, 1940 | "When You Wish Upon a Star" | |||
| April 6, 1940 | |||||
| April 13, 1940 | |||||
| April 20, 1940 | |||||
| April 27, 1940 | |||||
| 090 | May 4, 1940 | "The Woodpecker Song" | |||
| May 11, 1940 | |||||
| May 18, 1940 | |||||
| May 25, 1940 | |||||
| June 1, 1940 | |||||
| June 8, 1940 | |||||
| June 15, 1940 | |||||
| 091 | June 22, 1940 | "Imagination" | |||
| 092 | June 29, 1940 | "Make Believe Island" | |||
| re | July 6, 1940 | "Imagination" | |||
| July 13, 1940 | |||||
| 093 | July 20, 1940 | "Fools Rush In (Where Angels Fear to Tread)" | |||
The following artists achieved five or more number-one hits during the period 1935–1940. A number of artists had number-one singles on their own as well as part of a collaboration.
| Artist | Number-one hits |
|---|---|
| Glenn Miller | 10 |
| Guy Lombardo | |
| Tommy Dorsey† | |
| Eddy Duchin | 8 |
| Benny Goodman | 7 |
| Shep Fields | 5 |
| Bing Crosby | |
† Includes two number-one hits co-leading the Dorsey Brothers
The following artists were featured at the top of the chart for the highest total number of weeks during 1935–1940.
| Artist | Weeks at number one |
|---|---|
| Glenn Miller | 45 |
| Guy Lombardo | 33 |
| Tommy Dorsey | |
| Shep Fields | 20 |
| Benny Goodman | 17 |
| Larry Clinton | |
| Bing Crosby | 13 |
| Fred Astaire | |
The following songs (21 total) reached number-one for five weeks or more from 1935–1940.
| Weeks at number-one | Song | Artist(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 8 | "My Reverie" | Larry Clinton |
| 7 | "Once in a While" | Tommy Dorsey |
| "Deep Purple" | Larry Clinton | |
| "Over the Rainbow" | Glenn Miller | |
| "The Woodpecker Song" | ||
| 6 | "Did I Remember" | Shep Fields |
| "The Way You Look Tonight" | Fred Astaire | |
| "Boo-Hoo" | Guy Lombardo | |
| "It Looks Like Rain in Cherry Blossom Lane" | ||
| "Ti-Pin-Pin" | Horace Heidt | |
| "A-Tisket, A-Tasket" | Chick Webb and Ella Fitzgerald | |
| "Scatter-Brain" | Frankie Masters | |
| 5 | "Chasing Shadows" | The Dorsey Brothers |
| "Cheek to Cheek" | Fred Astaire | |
| "Alone" | Tommy Dorsey | |
| "Is It True What They Say About Dixie?" | Jimmy Dorsey | |
| "September in the Rain" | Guy Lombardo | |
| "Jeepers Creepers" | Al Donahue | |
| "South of the Border (Down Mexico Way)" | Shep Fields | |
| "Careless" | Glenn Miller | |
| "When You Wish Upon a Star" |